
Send tips securely through SecureDrop, Signal, Telegram or WhatsApp. Share any thoughts, news, tips and feedback with Ben Leonard at, Ruth Reader at, Carmen Paun at or Erin Schumaker at. But they also reported side effects like vomiting, fatigue, headaches and stomach cramps went away after a while. No magic bullet: People who’ve taken Ozempic for more than a year told NBC News that they still have to exercise and eat well while taking the anti-obesity drug. This is where we explore the ideas and innovators shaping health care. Mandate that any federal entity buying gene-synthesis products purchase them only from suppliers compliant with the screening regulations Require gene-synthesis makers to follow screening protocols for their products Direct HHS to assess the uncertainties, risks, costs and benefits of different regulations of gene-synthesis products It could also damage the ozone layer, exposing humans to extreme radiation, say the two lawmakers. Soot could reduce sunlight, global temperatures and precipitation, jeopardizing food production worldwide. The damage from nuclear war, a growing concern considering Russia’s threat to use nuclear weapons against Ukraine, would extend well beyond the blast radius. Ensure that resources are dedicated to understanding such a war’s impact Launch an investigation into a nuclear war’s health effects

Commission a research program and direct the Department of Health and Human Services to evaluate U.S.preparedness The Health Impacts of Nuclear War Act would: “Deadly viruses can now be made from scratch using artificial gene synthesis, and nuclear weapons can cause severe health impacts beyond the immediate devastation,” Eshoo, the ranking member on the Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee, said in a statement.

adversaries could use gene synthesis to mass produce a virus or another type of pathogen that could spark a new pandemic, the lawmakers believe.

Anna Eshoo of California recently introduced two bills that would empower the federal government to research the health impacts of nuclear war and promote the safe use of artificial gene synthesis, a genetic engineering technique that creates DNA. | Spencer Platt/Getty Imagesĭemocrats in the House and Senate want Congress to prepare for the worst. Two Democrats have the apocalypse on their minds.
